iReport.com
Rockets to Top Spot on the 2008 Domain Sales Chart After
$750,000 Sale to CNN

By now you have almost certainly heard the news
that we broke on January 17 when we reported that Rick Schwartz
had closed a deal with the Cable News Network to sell them iReport.com
for $750,000. Shortly after that sale, the biggest by far of
the New Year, we were off to cover the DOMAINfest Global conference
in Hollywood, California (our comprehensive show wrap-up
article will be published on our home page by the end of the
week). Due to that commitment there was no sales column last
week, so iReport.com has been waiting in the wings since our last
column two weeks ago to ascend the sales throne (a proper analogy
given that T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
conference co-founder Schwartz is widely known as the Domain King).

You can get more details on this
blockbuster sale directly from the horse's mouth as Schwartz wrote
about it on his personal
blog January 22. While iReport.com takes its place at
the top of the chart this week we will also be bringing you up to
date on all of the sales reported since our last column
January 15. To make room for the double dose of domain sales, we are
expanding all of our charts to 30 positions this week.

By Ron Jackson

Moniker.com
closed another six-figure sale by completing the transaction for MaturePorn.com
at $130,000 after they had auctioned off that name at the Internext
Expo in Las Vegas earlier this month. NameJet.com
occupies the #3 slot with GreenMonday.com at $76,500,
but Sedo.com
won the overall numbers game by placing 13 on the Big
Board, including #4 SEO.de (German ccTLD) at €48,000
($70,896). That was one of eight country code domains on the
all-extension elite list and Sedo accounted for 7 of the 8. Two of
those ccTLD sales were German IDN's; Städte.de ("cities"
in German) and Länder.de ("countries" in German)at €11,100 ($16,395)
each.

#5 ChefUniforms.com cooked up a $65,000
treat in a private sale (the singular version #12 ChefUniform.com,
provided a tasty appetizer at $20,000). The AfternicDLSlogged six names on the leader board, with #6 VeteransLoans.com
topping their roster at $35,000. Overall, .com claimed
19 of the 30 chart entries. With country codes taking eight more
that left just three openings. Two of those went to .nets and
one to .mobi.

We don't chart business sales, but it is
worth nothing that a big developed ccTLD website also changed hands
this week when Media CorpacquiredSport.co.uk for £135,000 ($268,459).

Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
two week period ending Sunday, January 27:

Keep in mind that these are the highest
value sales that have been reported to us in the
past week. This column is meant to be an educational tool,
not a complete list documenting ALL high
value domain sales. Such a list is impossible to produce
because many sales are kept private at the insistence of
buyers, sellers or both. Our procedure for verifying the
accuracy of domain sales reports is available here.

Forthe many newcomers entering the domain
industry we also want to point out that the reasons why a domain name sells for a certain price can be varied and are not always clear to those who are unfamiliar with the domain market.
If you do not understand why specific domain names command the
prices they do, you are likely to make unwise domain registrations or purchases.
We highly recommend that you do some basic research beforeyou buyanything! As a starting point we have
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There were two more five-figure sales just off the
chart and Sedo accounted for both of those; Anpfiff.de ($10,634) and SoundAndFury.com
($10,000).

.Com Supporting Cast

NameJet had a strong outing over the past fortnight,
drawing $8,900 with VacationCondo.com while Movie-Trailers.com
screened $8,200 and ZKW.com kicked in $7,800. MiamiHouses.com
closed at $6,600, HelpOnline.com connected for $5,700
and DreamCenter.com discovered $5,600.

iSafety.com secured $5,400 and KoiPond.com
drained $5,300 while Dhaliwal.com and SkyTaxi.com
took in $5,200 each. CoolFM.com tuned in $5,100,
WebValue.com went for $5,099 and DollRepair.com
restored $5,000. DangerousToys.com resulted in a $4,500
recall and Fimi.com fetched $4,051. NameJet had 25
more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that you can see in
the table below.

AsianJewelry.com attracted $2,995 and DeviantDesires.com
commanded $2,850 while two others - USDollarValue.com
and Hit24.com hauled in $2,500 each. RubberWear.com
went for $2,330, FamousVideo.com focused on $2,254
and Kitu.com cleared $2,110. PalmBeachVacations.com
penciled in $2,064 and GoldEnterprise.com took a shine
to $2,050.

In other Moniker auction sales, 247StockPicks.com
returned $9,900 from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East while SolarWatches.com
($2,538) and SportbookBets.com ($1,950) closed after
being auctioned off at Pubcon. In direct sales from the
Moniker site, AgentFreeRealty.com racked up $7,475, ShoeAvenue.com
tried on $5,750 ande TuitionTree.com shook out $3,220.
TheGrandfathers.com found $2,473 and AffiliateLinking.com
locked up $2,300.

.Mobi topped the Global Contenders
chart this week with Sedo's $15,500 sale of MyMobile.mobi.
However, only one other .mobi made the expanded GC Top 30
this week. The lion's share of the chart went to .net with 16
entries, including #2 Lumber.net ($12,000) and #3 Ordinateur.net
($11,376).

The top three sales all appeared on the all
extension leader board you saw earlier. The top GC slae you haven't
seen is #4 Glasses.org, sold for $8,300 at NameJet.
That was one of a dozen .orgs on the GC leader board.

Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
two week period ending
January 27:

There were dozens of additional four-figure GC sales just off the
chart. Sedo had more than a dozen of those, including a nice
repeating 3-letter .mobi, iii.mobi at $2,550. They
also sold Abogado.info ($2,215), PetShop,,biz
($2,000) and TUN.net ($1,484). Musculation.net
added $1,403, while Filme.biz brought $1,295 and
Animaux.info drew $1,034. JFU.net notched $1,010
and PaintballGames.net scored $1,000 while Fry.mobi
cooked up $950.

The AfternicDLS had a huge group of extra sales in
this price range including TVChannels.net ($2,550), GreenZone.net
($2,500) and ActionNow.org ($2,488). Resultados.net
nailed $2,308 while FMSolutions.net and HomeBox.net
banked $2,288 each. Konferencje.net claimed $2,220
and three others; ZLine.net, WhereToGo.net and
DearlyDeparted.org distributed $2,088 apiece.

The AfternicDLS piled up 49 more four-figure sales
ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. Those are listed in the
table below:

Additional
AfternicDLS Global Contenders Sales Between $1,000-$2,000

flypaper.net

$2,000

animalhealth.net

$1,300

besafe.net

$1,988

wildbunch.net

$1,288

digaai.net

$1,889

lucidmedia.net

$1,288

headphones.org

$1,888

healthwatch.net

$1,288

findlaw.net

$1,888

goodbusiness.org

$1,288

deamon.net

$1,888

gasb.net

$1,271

kitchenfurniture.net

$1,800

iwould.net

$1,227

midamerica.org

$1,780

missionviejo.org

$1,200

healthemporium.net

$1,688

diesels.net

$1,200

fastcare.net

$1,688

nccr.org

$1,188

antea.net

$1,588

mobilebusiness.net

$1,188

zetta.net

$1,500

biodegradable.net

$1,188

thesurgerycenter.net

$1,500

vergleich.org

$1,116

onedesign.net

$1,500

SnowBlowers.net

$1,100

mylab.net

$1,500

purifiedwater.net

$1,088

mediaonline.net

$1,500

meatmarket.net

$1,088

hornbill.net

$1,500

flocke.net

$1,088

globalexpress.net

$1,500

elmolino.net

$1,088

committed.net

$1,500

continu.net

$1,088

antiqueguns.net

$1,488

corners.org

$1,040

bmail.net

$1,400

molok.net

$1,000

silika.net

$1,388

lifemax.net

$1,000

clinch.biz.biz

$1,321

identification.org

$1,000

lawyersearch.org

$1,300

creativeminds.org

$1,000

floridafishing.net

$1,300

The AfternicDLS also sold LessThanThree.net through
Sedo for $2,386 so they get co-billing on that deal.

At SnapNames, BusinessLender.net posted $2,500,
CheapHoliday.net chipped in $1,500 and ElCaminoCollege.org
added $1,251. SnapNames also deposited $1,150 each for
HardcoreHotel.org and ABCMeds.org.

In a couple of Moniker auction sales at Pubcon, TeeTimes.net
booked $2,400 and Huntsville.info pulled $2,000.

At TDNAM, EduTools.org talied $1,425, WiiDomain.net
wound up with $1,015 and three others; Warez4Fun.net, Modelarski.net
and Gostosinha.net produced $1,000 apiece.

Country Codes

A huge .de (German ccTLD) sale led the
way in the Country Code race this week. As you saw earlier on the
all-extension leader board, SEO.de sold for €48,000 ($70,896)
at Sedo in what is the biggest cctLD sale of the new year by
far. That was one of nine .de sales on the expanded Country Code Top
30, more than any other extension.

The top eight names on the ccTLD list all made the
all extension Top 30. We also told you about the five-figure sale of
#9 Anpfiff.de earlier. The top sale you haven't heard about
is #10 Mike.ca, picked up by Mike Ber for personal use
for $8,006 through MyID.ca.
That was one of six solid .ca (Canadian ccTLD) sales on the
elite list, the highest being RR.ca at $15,811.

In addition to Germany and Canada, four other
countries charted multiple domains this week; Great Briatin
(.co.uk), France (.fr), Tuvalu (.tv) and the United
States (.us). Here's how all of the country code leaders stacked up for
the two weeks ending January 27:

There were many more four-figure ccTLD sales off the
chart. Sedo sold Viventy.de and MeinShopTV.de for $1,920
each, Mahnungen.de, Anundverkauf.de and Stormhersteller.de
for $1,773 apiece and three others; Everlife.de, Biometrics.de
and Achetermaison.fr for $1,477 each. iii.in brought
$1,300 and Yesss.be added $1,182.

In a trio of private .us sales, FinancialNews.us
and CBN.us fetched $1,500 each and Alvin.us
went for $1,000.

At TDNAM, EstateSale.tv sold for $1,285
and Oyun.us changed hands for $1,000. In Moniker
auctions at CAC VideoPoker.vg and Comps.cc contributed
$1,180 each and at the AfternicDLS HotMusic.tv tuned
in $1,000.

Now that you're up to date on what happened over the
past week, check out how the leaders stand year to date in all
categories by visiting our Year To Date
Charts page.

*****

As always, we welcome all verifiable sales reports from companies,
private sellers or individuals with knowledge of an important sale
made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
this column better, just drop a note to editor@dnjournal.com.

We truly appreciate the industry leading
companies who share their sales information
with us to help everyone in the business get a handle on current
domain values. Richard
Meyer of DotCom
Group, LLC
also provides invaluable help
in collecting data for these sales
reports each week.

Every Tuesday we publish the highest reported domain name
sales for the previous week. On Monday our contributors send us
their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
information and write this report for Tuesday night publication to give
you the freshest sales report in the industry.

Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
Sales columns, they are available in our Archive.